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(No Model.) HELPAER.

GLUVE OR MITTE'N.

No. 321,497. Patented July 7, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT E rcE.

SIMON HELFAER, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO 0. G. HANSEN, OFSAME PLACE.

GLOVE OR MlTTEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,497, dated July '7,1885.

Application filed September 25, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON'HELFAER, of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Gloves and Mittens, of which the following is aspecification.

My invent-ion relates to that class of gloves and mittens which are madeof felt-ed, knit, or woven fabrics; and it consists in constructing thesame with a protecting and strengthening band across the knuckles, asand for the purpose herein set forth.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a perspective view of amitten, showing my improvement applied thereto; Fig. 2, a longitudinalcentral section of the same.

The object of my invention is to strengthen the glove or mitten at thepoint on the back direttly over the knuckles, which partusually givesout first, as severe strain comes on this point when the hand is bent ingrasping any thing. To remedy this,l provide the glove or mitten with astrip or re-enforce,of leather or other stout material, whereby theglove or mitten is prevented from stretching or spreading laterally, andwhereby, also, it is strengthened and protected across the knuckles orjoints where the fingcrsjoin the body of the hand.

A indicates the body of the glove or mitten, which may be made of anysuitable material, such as gloves or mittens usually are madeof, and Bindicates the exterior facing, which is applied to the palm of the gloveor mitt in some cases, according to the use to which the article issubjected. \Vhen the lining B is used, it is carried back over the edgesor sides of the mitt, as shown in Fig. 1.

0 indicates the strengthening-strip, which extends transversely acrossthe glove or mitten, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and may be stitched orotherwise secured thereto. It is made, usually, of the same material asthe faceing of the glove 0r mitten, care being taken in all cases toselect a material which shall he flexible, yet prevent the objectionablespreading and stretching of the glove or mitten. It is attached at bothends to the overlapping edges of the lining B, as shown in Fig. 1, thusformin g with said facing a continuous band around the glove ormitten,which effectually prevents any stretching when the hand isdoubled up.

The strip may have any configuration and be made of any suitablematerial, though I prefer buckskin, as it is pliable and serves tostiffen the glove and prevent stretching.

While I have shown the invention applied only to mittens or fingerlessgloves, it is apparent that it can be equally well applied to gloveswith fingers.

Having thus described my inventiou,wh.at I claim is 1. A glove or mittenprovided with a continuous strengthening-strip extending across theknuckle portion from side to side.

2. A glove or mitten provided on its exterior with a continuousstrengthening-strip extending across the knuckle portion from side toside.

SIMON HELFAER.

W'itnesses:

J our E. HANSEN, A. A. L. SMITH.

